Backus Hospital to launch Healthy Community initiative May 31

The William W. Backus Hospital will launch a Healthy Community initiative from 4 to 6 p.m. May 31 at the Sprague Community Center, Baltic United Methodist Church, W. Main St., Baltic.

Staff reports

The William W. Backus Hospital will kick off its Healthy Community initiative from 4 to 6 p.m. May 31 at the Sprague Community Center, Baltic United Methodist Church, W. Main St., Baltic.

The kickoff event will feature a variety of health-related booths and activities including demonstrations in karate and yoga and healthy snack sampling. Guests can also tour the new Backus CareVan, a medical center on wheels, and there will be door prize drawings for bicycles and helmets, Connecticut Tigers tickets and fun baskets.

The initiative, which aims to improve the Sprague population’s health, was developed in response to data that showed a high number of visits to the Backus Emergency Department were for health issues that were not necessarily emergencies. For the first educational program, pulmonologist Setu Vora will discuss asthma from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 4.

For more information, contact Community Health nurses Alice Facente at (860) 425-8739 or Lisa Cook at (860) 425-8745.

Never miss a story

Choose the plan that's right for you.
Digital access or digital and print delivery.